For those of you that are United members, flying domestic usually means buying a United lounge pass to get access which costs $500. However, if you a United MileagePlus Premier Gold or higher, you have Star Alliance Gold Status which gives you some added benefits. This is the Air Canada Lounge hack. Star Alliance Gold […]
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Air Canada Announces Purchase of Aeroplan!
It has just been announced that Air Canada has tentatively agreed to purchase Aeroplan for $450M from Aimia. This is potentially good news or bad depending on your perspective. The good news is that for all of you who have hundreds of thousands if not millions of Aeroplan points. Air Canada had previously announced that […]
Chase Sapphire Preffered – Get it Now!
Gone are the days of a 100,000 point bonus, however the Chase Sapphire Preferred is still an excellent card for your wallet with up to a 55,000 point bonus and an annual fee of $95 waived for the first year. Start saving up those points for epic trips and flights! Point Bonus: Spend $4,000 in […]
Review: EVA Air International Business Class
I recently traveled in EVA’s International Business Class aboard a Boeing 777 from TPE to IAH. Overall the service was good but frustrating at times. Certain aspects were of disappointment compared to Air Canada’s or Singapore Airlines’ service. I like to get to the point. See my review of EVA’s Business Class below including some […]
Review: All Nippon Air Business Class – Dreamliner (787-8)
We took a red eye flight from Haneda (HND) to Kuala Lumpur with ANA. I had high expectations for their service and plane quality and I was disappointed. Seats were not anywhere close to lie flat Service was horrible, they didn’t even pick up the hot towels which we accumulated during the flight Food was […]
Review: Singapore Airlines Business Class – A330
I recently flew on Singapore Airlines on their A330 planes. They appear to use them mainly on their short-haul flights. The experience was still good and you still received that Singapore Airlines service but the cabin is a bit dated. Pros: Service is very attentive Meal quality is very good and tasteful The seats are […]
Point Value: Asia Trip
Now that its all booked for our Asia Trip, how did I do? There is a lot of analysis out there that says you should aim for “x” cents per point. I am just going to give you the facts. When I booked my reward ticket I checked the current cost of the tickets for […]
Review: Air Canada International Business Class
I recently flew from Toronto to Tokyo on Air Canada’s Dreamliner during the start of my Asia Trip. There business class is your typical lie flat pods. Immediately coming on board the stewardess met us with a smile and drink offering. Large touch screen in front of you and to the left a large storage […]
Asia Trip: Aeroplan Points Booking
So my wife and I decided that we wanted to go to Asia. To where within Asia was tricky since there are so many options. We finally decided that we wanted to go to Tokyo, Maldives and Ko Samui. We also wanted to travel in business class for the whole trip. A basic RT ticket […]